One analyst estimates Tesla could ultimately make $25 billion a year by selling Optimus robots manufactured on former Model S and Model X production lines.

Musk claimed the reason for killing Model S and Model X was “autonomy.” This sounds strange considering that those vehicles are equipped with the same auotnomous driving capabilities (Level 2) and hardware. But it started to make more sense when he said what will replace the production line in Fremont: Optimus production.

The company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, said this week that it would stop making the car, an electric pioneer in 2012, as well as the Model X.

The Model S was “demoed” at the CES Nvidia booth (Tesla did not have a booth) in January of 2012 – about five months before production of the Model S started. I remember that the Model S was mobbed, overshadowing whatever separate PC graphics chip technology Nvidia was demoing.